Copy and paste from a file with sequence numbers to a file without sequence numbers

This example illustrates how to copy and paste text with sequence numbers in the COBOL Editor and how the Enable Smart Copy preference affects a copy-and-paste operation.

Before you begin

Disable the Smart Copy feature:
  1. On the Preferences window, expand COBOL > Editor and then select Sequence Numbers.
  2. On the Sequence Numbers page, select the Manage sequence numbers checkbox and then clear the Enable Smart Copy check box.

Procedure

  1. In the COBOL Editor, open a COBOL source file that contains sequence numbers .
  2. Select several lines of text and then press Ctrl+C to copy the selected text.
    File in COBOL Editor with sequence numbers
  3. In the COBOL Editor, open a COBOL source file that does not contain sequence numbers.
  4. Position the cursor in column 8 on the line where you want to paste the copied text.
    File in COBOL Editor without sequence numbers
  5. To paste the copied text, press Ctrl+V.
    The copied text is added to the file and the added lines of text are numbered.
    Pasted text with sequence numbers
  6. To undo the updates, press Ctrl+Z.
  7. Enable Smart Copy in the COBOL Editor:
    1. In the file without sequence numbers, right-click and select Preferences.
      Preferences menu item
    2. In the Preferences window, expand COBOL > Editor, and then select Sequence Numbers.
    3. Select the Enable Smart Copy checkbox and then click OK.
      Enable Smart Copy preference
    4. Copy and paste the block of text from the file that contains sequence numbers.
      The text is pasted and the sequence numbers are replaced with spaces.
      Text with sequence numbers pasted with Enable Smart Copy